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all eyes are on the pentagon right now. we're expecting chuck hagel and martin dempsey to take their seats in those chairs right there. in light of the shooting on monday, this will not be a typical briefing. there will be questions on how the shooter was able to get a security clearance, we'll keep an eye on that. >>> the housing market continues to show steady improvement. the government showing construction of new homes increased last month, driven by a surge in single-family homes. supply shortages are keeping builders busy. the housing market has been bouncing back from a long slump, but that doesn't mean buying is easy. natasha takes you to dade county. >>> this newly built modern abode along the bay is ready for the taking if you have $35 million. whether you are a part of the 1% or the 99%, buyers in miami dade county are facing fierce competition. >> it's hot, getting hotter, and hopefully will get to a sizzle. >> reporter: these two have already been burned six times last year. they are looking to buy their first
all eyes are on the pentagon right now. we're expecting chuck hagel and martin dempsey to take their seats in those chairs right there. in light of the shooting on monday, this will not be a typical briefing. there will be questions on how the shooter was able to get a security clearance, we'll keep an eye on that. >>> the housing market continues to show steady improvement. the government showing construction of new homes increased last month, driven by a surge in single-family homes....
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days ago, the pentagon announced special operations would get seven of the planes. that still leaves 13 parked person who as we speak, there's another still in production. when it rolls off the assembly line in texas, it will be decommissioned immediately. >> there's no doubt that it is government waste at some level. >> michael is a taxpayer watchdog with the no one partisan brookings institution. he says the c27j was an extravagant military purchase, approved before the 2010 elections, when the rise of the tea party led to massive budget cuts in the pent gun. >> this is the kind of partially redundant program that's easier to justify when before you gots are flush. these had a niche purpose. we can figure out another way to accomplish the mission. >> in arizona, local leaders say they have seen this kind of thing before. jeffery rogers is the former head of tucson's national party and he closely monitors news out of the boneyard. >> we do see a lot of waste. there is a sense in which a government contractor will say let's build the engine in washington state, let'
days ago, the pentagon announced special operations would get seven of the planes. that still leaves 13 parked person who as we speak, there's another still in production. when it rolls off the assembly line in texas, it will be decommissioned immediately. >> there's no doubt that it is government waste at some level. >> michael is a taxpayer watchdog with the no one partisan brookings institution. he says the c27j was an extravagant military purchase, approved before the 2010...
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it was the pentagon's position that only through the threat of a u.s. strike that assad came to the negotiation table. and as far as u.s. secretary of state is concerned, he still stands strong, on the continued need for a possible u.s. strike or at least the threat of it. >> the world will now expect the assad regime to live up to its public commitments. and as i said at the outset of these negotiations, there can be no games, no room for avoidance or anything less than full compliance by the assad regime. >> secretary of state and foreign minister lavrov have used the part of the u.n. chapter, the u.n. charter under chapter 7, which does state clearly, that if the member states of the u.n. security council detect or suspect a possible threat to peace, or in response to an act of aggression that it will authorize the use of military force. but having said that, that will require actually going to the council and presenting a resolution that will need to be voted on. and the russians retain their veto power. richelle. >> phil thank you for explaining al
it was the pentagon's position that only through the threat of a u.s. strike that assad came to the negotiation table. and as far as u.s. secretary of state is concerned, he still stands strong, on the continued need for a possible u.s. strike or at least the threat of it. >> the world will now expect the assad regime to live up to its public commitments. and as i said at the outset of these negotiations, there can be no games, no room for avoidance or anything less than full compliance...
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budget cuts at the pentagon. we take you to the arizona watch dogs call government waste. power of the people until we restore >>> right now brand new expensive military airplanes sit parked in the middle of the arizona desert. c 27 j spartan cost more than half a billion of your tax dollars. they are being moth balled, it's an example of government mismanagement and waste. for an up-close look at the controversial military spending i travelled to the bone yard in toussaint arizona. >> collecting dust in the arizona desert the u.s. military's fleet of c 27j spartans. at $30 million a piece, the cargo planes are idle, without a cuts. >> they are here because the air force had to reduce budgets. >> colonel robert leper is in charge of this air force base called the bone yard. it's the u.s. military's largest aircraft storage facility located to toussaint arizona. a dozen c 27 js are here. >> it is the only place in the world where you can see 4,000 aeroplanes at one location. >> colonel lepper took "america tonight", on a tour of the 36-00 air base, from the cold war to the
budget cuts at the pentagon. we take you to the arizona watch dogs call government waste. power of the people until we restore >>> right now brand new expensive military airplanes sit parked in the middle of the arizona desert. c 27 j spartan cost more than half a billion of your tax dollars. they are being moth balled, it's an example of government mismanagement and waste. for an up-close look at the controversial military spending i travelled to the bone yard in toussaint arizona....
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other ceremonies were held at the pentagon and shanksville pennsylvania. the five permanent members of the u.n. security council met to talk about a draft resolution, on overseeing and destroying syria's chemical weapons. two french proposal would give them 15 days to declare their weapons and make them available for inspection. secretary
other ceremonies were held at the pentagon and shanksville pennsylvania. the five permanent members of the u.n. security council met to talk about a draft resolution, on overseeing and destroying syria's chemical weapons. two french proposal would give them 15 days to declare their weapons and make them available for inspection. secretary
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so completing ideas. >> libby the pentagon has to implement either side which way are they leaning? >> that's right. they do not want it taken out of the hands of their commanders. the white house has not weighed in on how it should be done because it could put president obama at odds with his cabinet members. >> libby casey casing us live from washington, d.c. thank you very much. we want to return now to phil ittner in geneva again those talks aimed at sending the standoff in iran. and phil this is the third, as we mentioned meeting between the p5-plus-1? and can you hear me? >> yes, dell, i can hear you. well, we're hoping so. they wouldn't have come back to geneva if they didn't have some idea that they could make a break through there -- >> and again we're having problems with phil ittner in geneva. he can hear me, but he cannot hear me without freezing. >>> in texas a plea to the supreme court from planned parenthood falling short. planned parenthood arguing the state's new abortion law is underconstitutional. erika pitzi has more. >>> this supreme court decision was sharply d
so completing ideas. >> libby the pentagon has to implement either side which way are they leaning? >> that's right. they do not want it taken out of the hands of their commanders. the white house has not weighed in on how it should be done because it could put president obama at odds with his cabinet members. >> libby casey casing us live from washington, d.c. thank you very much. we want to return now to phil ittner in geneva again those talks aimed at sending the standoff...
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the pentagon has not released the names of the wounded nor how severe their injuries are. >> reporter: people say this is why the plane was shot done. bor is controlled by the rebels. they say they thinking it was the enemy they started shooting at it. the plane had to turn around and go back to uganda. there was pandemonium on the ground with people trying to get away when the shooting started. the problem is those who were meant to be evacuated have not been evacuated, and they're worried what will happen to them. the president said to give them one week to meet about machar. no one knows where machar is. thpeople are worried about the situation on the ground. many say they will work to overthrow the government. in other places there is still fighting and bombing going on. so people are concerned what is going to happen next in south sudan. >> secretary of state john kerry has sent an envoy to join talks to head off a full blown civil war in south sudan. united nations is leading the effort to resolve this crisis peacefully. people urging it's president to meet with its vice preside
the pentagon has not released the names of the wounded nor how severe their injuries are. >> reporter: people say this is why the plane was shot done. bor is controlled by the rebels. they say they thinking it was the enemy they started shooting at it. the plane had to turn around and go back to uganda. there was pandemonium on the ground with people trying to get away when the shooting started. the problem is those who were meant to be evacuated have not been evacuated, and they're...
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it's backed up by commitments from the pena pentagon to keep e military aid flowing. i'm on the department of defence website doing a search for contracts meant for egypt. there were three large contracts that were awarded. in july and august. that is after the coup. >> note here while the obama administration has a laid aid, the freeze is both modest and temporary. the full story on egypt and the u.s. airs friday at 9:30 on "fault line." >>> coming up here on "america tonight" a jelly fish boom. how this mysteriously large population is disrupting the food chain down under and abroad. finally tonight they sting, they clog pipes and they threaten the livelihood of fishermen and their army is swarming the seas. jelly fish are causing a tangled mess in sidney. >> it was an infestation that closed a nuclear power station. jelly fish. clogging the pipes that bring cold waterer into the reactor. the number of jelly fish seems to be on the rise and balloons of jelly fish occur more and more frequently. no one knows why but the warming of the world's oceans may be to plame.
it's backed up by commitments from the pena pentagon to keep e military aid flowing. i'm on the department of defence website doing a search for contracts meant for egypt. there were three large contracts that were awarded. in july and august. that is after the coup. >> note here while the obama administration has a laid aid, the freeze is both modest and temporary. the full story on egypt and the u.s. airs friday at 9:30 on "fault line." >>> coming up here on...
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an individual that he had known and worked with at the pentagon. i think we're going to have many stories from the 3,000 employees at the navy yard. >> thank you, mike viqueira, al jazeera national contributor j.j. green. you have been following the story all day and you've been listening to the updates we've been able to get from the mayor and police chief so on so forth. what's your reaction to the events of the day and how the investigation is rolling out? >> this has been 9/11 all over again for at least a couple of people that i know were in that room, or in that building because at least one of those persons was at the pentagon on 9/11. and she said that after this, she is going to move. this is a horrific thing. i'm told that in the district proper, in the district of columbia proper this is being looked at as perhaps the worst shooting in the history at least in the modern history of d.c. when you consider the kind of activity that took place here at this place, a lot of people are scratching their heads, authorities want to know who aaron
an individual that he had known and worked with at the pentagon. i think we're going to have many stories from the 3,000 employees at the navy yard. >> thank you, mike viqueira, al jazeera national contributor j.j. green. you have been following the story all day and you've been listening to the updates we've been able to get from the mayor and police chief so on so forth. what's your reaction to the events of the day and how the investigation is rolling out? >> this has been 9/11...
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those words reinforced by his statement from the pent -- by a statement from the pentagon saying the u.s. force posture in the region remains unchanged at this point in time. there has been mixed reaction from capitol hill, some democratic leaders reacting positively to the framework agreement. but two prominent republican senators, senator john mccain and senator lindsay graham are blasting it, they are saying it is an act of provocative weakness, which willam boldin iran in its quest for nuclear weapons. they go onto say that vladimir paout spiputin and a a sadr leae u.s. down a blind alley and assad will continues to delay and deceive in, their words. they maintain that this agreement does nothing to address the underlying problem of the conflict in syria, which has cost more than 100,000 lives and created an enormous refugees problem. there will undoubtedly be more reaction, positive and negative, on the sunday talk shows. >> and president obama will shift his focus slightly on monday to focus on the economy. the president will deliver remarks in the rose garden marking the five-
those words reinforced by his statement from the pent -- by a statement from the pentagon saying the u.s. force posture in the region remains unchanged at this point in time. there has been mixed reaction from capitol hill, some democratic leaders reacting positively to the framework agreement. but two prominent republican senators, senator john mccain and senator lindsay graham are blasting it, they are saying it is an act of provocative weakness, which willam boldin iran in its quest for...
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>> so randall, will anything change with the pentagon as it reviews the security policies? any need changes? >> we have not been informed of any immediate changes, but the comments that we're hearing from secretary hagel and mavis, as they look into the circumstances of the security clearances, they're going to be reviewing everyone who has security clearances. they have already initiated that around the world. and we would suspect that anyone who has not obtained a security clearance at this point will find that the process may be delayed as they review exactly what has been happening in a person's past that may indicate that they should not be reviewed. >> how long will an interview like this take? >> it won't be a quick review, that's for sure. it can't be, given the circumstances, and given the number of government facilities that are around the world. we have even heard law enforcement officials say that the investigation into monday's shooting will take an extended period of time. we saw today, yellow taped areas around the building where it was located, as they try t
>> so randall, will anything change with the pentagon as it reviews the security policies? any need changes? >> we have not been informed of any immediate changes, but the comments that we're hearing from secretary hagel and mavis, as they look into the circumstances of the security clearances, they're going to be reviewing everyone who has security clearances. they have already initiated that around the world. and we would suspect that anyone who has not obtained a security...
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from pennsylvania to the pentagon, today the nation paused as it has every september 11th for the last 12 years to remember. in new york the names of the fallen were lead. >> my uncle, [ inaudible ], i was only three when you were taken from us, and we love you and miss you very much. and president obama please do not bring us to another war. >> syria seemed to be on the president's mind as well, as he remembered the 125 day that perished that day at the pentagon. >> force is at time necessary, but force alone cannot build the world we seek. >> in his address he asked for permission to attack syria. but he also wants time to pursue the diplomatic opening put forward by russia. >> the russians who have been supplying bashar al-assad are the ones who are supposedly bringing this to a close, and already putin said the united states would have to renounce the use of force. that's impossible. i'm willing to give at it chance, but not a long chance. >> if the syrians agree to give up their chemical arms how can the u.s. be sure they are all accounted for. >> how would you go in? how would yo
from pennsylvania to the pentagon, today the nation paused as it has every september 11th for the last 12 years to remember. in new york the names of the fallen were lead. >> my uncle, [ inaudible ], i was only three when you were taken from us, and we love you and miss you very much. and president obama please do not bring us to another war. >> syria seemed to be on the president's mind as well, as he remembered the 125 day that perished that day at the pentagon. >> force is...
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his experience at the pentagon does not stretch into that realm nearly as much or the natural disaster realm as it does some of the other legal issues that the defense department tackles. >> libby after we just went through such a contentious period, and there was so much division on capitol hill, is there a sense that anybody has the stomach for a fight over a presidential nomination? >> not necessarily in this case, but members of congress feel very strongly about an individual they will let their points be known. what sometimes happens, though, is a member of the potential cabinet will get caught up in the bickering and a nominee will get held up because of other political fights, so that can happen on one hand. on the other hand there is the actual look at jeh johnson what he brings to the job, what some of the positives and negatives are. we'll hear the president talk about why he thinks he is the nominate. this job comes with a lot of focus and scrutiny, and the big portfolio that we talked about. >> libby we just showed our audience a scene that is so familiar. a picture of the
his experience at the pentagon does not stretch into that realm nearly as much or the natural disaster realm as it does some of the other legal issues that the defense department tackles. >> libby after we just went through such a contentious period, and there was so much division on capitol hill, is there a sense that anybody has the stomach for a fight over a presidential nomination? >> not necessarily in this case, but members of congress feel very strongly about an individual...
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in other words, it's going to wrap up sooner than later because authorities and officials at the pentagon want to get something going here and get some progress, make some progress on this, but again one of the things that they're being painfully confronted with again is that they don't see very many ways that they can change very many things at least as they are on the security front from an operational point of view to prevent what happened from happening once he gets to that base. now in terms of clearances there is a lot going on on that front, and i'm expecting there could be a lot of changes specifically with reference who gets to do those clearances and how they're done. >> kim, your final thoughts on today's ceremonies? >> well, i'm pleased president obama is reignited this gun issue. it needs to happen. >> jj green, thank you for joining us. >>> honoring the victims of navy yard massacre. more from nairobi in two minutes. stay with us. my name is jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, te
in other words, it's going to wrap up sooner than later because authorities and officials at the pentagon want to get something going here and get some progress, make some progress on this, but again one of the things that they're being painfully confronted with again is that they don't see very many ways that they can change very many things at least as they are on the security front from an operational point of view to prevent what happened from happening once he gets to that base. now in...
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2006 memo reveals the nsa has encouraged senior officials in the white house, state department, and pentagon to share phone numbers of foreign leaders. so they can be bugged. such rolodexs may contain contact information for foreign, political, or military leaders to include direct line, far, rfd cell numbers. 200 phone numbers were provided to 35 world leaders, producing 43 previously unknown phone numbers. these numbers, plus several others have been tasked. in other words, they were bugged. in merkel's case, there are unique sensitivities. >> she grew up in east germany so she was used to being bugged by the east german secret service, she didn't expect a december crating ali to act this way. >> reporter: after spending the day meeting with her european counts are parts merkel had more to say. >> we said that we need obviously the activity of our intelligence community to his insure the safe it i and security of our citizens, but that at the same time once the seeds of mistrust have been sewn, it makes it more difficult. >> reporter: and general keith alexander, he is the head of the nati
2006 memo reveals the nsa has encouraged senior officials in the white house, state department, and pentagon to share phone numbers of foreign leaders. so they can be bugged. such rolodexs may contain contact information for foreign, political, or military leaders to include direct line, far, rfd cell numbers. 200 phone numbers were provided to 35 world leaders, producing 43 previously unknown phone numbers. these numbers, plus several others have been tasked. in other words, they were bugged....
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if a government shutdown does happen, the pentagon says among other consequences, 1.4 million troops would not get paid. financial help is on the way to detroit on friday mechanics of the obama administration met with state and local leaders. they discussed the problems facing the bankrupt city and what needs to be done to fix them. new funding came with the visit. more from al jazerra in detroit. >> reporter: this funding will be used in a variety of ways for example publicist safety. more funding means more police and firefighters on the streets, this was a meet that go took place behind closed doors and lasted about three hours and once federal, local, and state officials emerged, they brought with them a sense of optimism. over $300 million in new funding, it's a lot of money. but it isn't going to solve detroit's financial crisis. friday more than behind closed doors, members of the obama administration met with state and city leaders. they talked problems, solutions, and funding. >> virtually everything announced today, would not have been capable of being announced today witho
if a government shutdown does happen, the pentagon says among other consequences, 1.4 million troops would not get paid. financial help is on the way to detroit on friday mechanics of the obama administration met with state and local leaders. they discussed the problems facing the bankrupt city and what needs to be done to fix them. new funding came with the visit. more from al jazerra in detroit. >> reporter: this funding will be used in a variety of ways for example publicist safety....
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bart train leaves thousands with no way to get around president obama has nominated jay johnson, the pentagon's former top lawyer and would succeed janet napolitano. those are the headlines. inside story is next here on al jazeera america. ♪ >> as dysfunction reigns in washington and trust in congress plummets, a look at the millennial generation. 95 million strong and ready to change everything. that is tonight's inside story. >> hello everybody, i'm david shuster. the government shutdown and the fight over the debt ceiling last the 16 days and the poll shows americans did not like what they saw. republicans are taking a hit, but so are democrats and president obama. younger americans, the so-called millennial generation, those born between 1980 and 2003, are the most dissatisfied with the public institutions, and they want to do more about it. what lies ahead when the tech-savvy service-oriented generation makes its mark on america. >> reporter: the quiet coffee shop is an easy walk from the white house. but it's miles and miles away from the heart of conventional political washington. insi
bart train leaves thousands with no way to get around president obama has nominated jay johnson, the pentagon's former top lawyer and would succeed janet napolitano. those are the headlines. inside story is next here on al jazeera america. ♪ >> as dysfunction reigns in washington and trust in congress plummets, a look at the millennial generation. 95 million strong and ready to change everything. that is tonight's inside story. >> hello everybody, i'm david shuster. the government...
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. >> if a government shut-down happens, the pentagon says among the consequence, 1.4 million troops will not get paid. >> time for a check on the forecast. let's bring a metrologist. >> good morning. >> it will be 82 degrees in chicago today. tomorrow we have a gold front on the way. enjoy the sunshine that extends all the way into the north-east, new york city, and we'll climb into the 70s. you can see the difference in temperatures. you probably realise we have a cold front on the move. it has produced damaging winds and hail across nebraska into northern texas yesterday. i think we'll see that similar pattern today as it continues to push into iowa and down into missouri. it will push into chicago. by the end of the day. i think we'll see spotty showers, the rain extending all the way down to northern texas, where it can be heavy, later in the day across dallas. major differences in temperatures between today and tomorrow. about a 10 degree difference on the backside of the frontal boundary. the rain will push in out of the north and the west. there's an area of low pressure across th
. >> if a government shut-down happens, the pentagon says among the consequence, 1.4 million troops will not get paid. >> time for a check on the forecast. let's bring a metrologist. >> good morning. >> it will be 82 degrees in chicago today. tomorrow we have a gold front on the way. enjoy the sunshine that extends all the way into the north-east, new york city, and we'll climb into the 70s. you can see the difference in temperatures. you probably realise we have a cold...
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the four are in stable condition, but the pentagon did not release their names or their armed service. we have more from the capitol city of juba. >> reporter: people say this is why the u.s. plane was shot at. bor is controlled by the rebels. they say when they saw this aircraft coming they they didn't know they were coming to evacuate people. thinking it was the enemy, it was shot at. there was pandemonium on the ground as people ran away trying to get out of harms' way as the problem started. people who were supposed to be evacuated were not evacuated and they're worried what is going to happen to them. president kiir and his former deputy machar. no one knows where machars but he said the that the only way he would sit down and talk with the president is if those who have been arrested and flown to ethiopia and that the president resigns, but the president refuses to do this. the army general said he has join the rebellion and will work to overthrow the government. people are concerned about what is going to happen next. in south sudan. >> secretary of state john kerry has sent an
the four are in stable condition, but the pentagon did not release their names or their armed service. we have more from the capitol city of juba. >> reporter: people say this is why the u.s. plane was shot at. bor is controlled by the rebels. they say when they saw this aircraft coming they they didn't know they were coming to evacuate people. thinking it was the enemy, it was shot at. there was pandemonium on the ground as people ran away trying to get out of harms' way as the problem...
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like that's just ridiculous. >> with the pentagon staff recall, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are in limbo. at the johnson space center in houston, those assigned to mission control are on the job. others wonder what will happen to them and their families if congress and the white house don't strike a deal on a new budget soon. >> i think they are playing chicken with our lives. we've been through a pay freeze, and now this. i've had enough. >> meantime the wt and republicans and -- the president and republican and congress spent saturday pointing fingers at each other. >> we can't keep engaging in this brinksmanship where a small faction of the republican party ends up forcing them into brinksmanship. >> it doesn't make sense if the president has been axe to grind with the opposing party, why he would want to put the american people in the middle of that, and enforce the pain on them. >> but so far they are no closer to ending the shut down. a political stalemate that is incomprehensible to millions of americans who realise how much they do count on the government for their w
like that's just ridiculous. >> with the pentagon staff recall, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are in limbo. at the johnson space center in houston, those assigned to mission control are on the job. others wonder what will happen to them and their families if congress and the white house don't strike a deal on a new budget soon. >> i think they are playing chicken with our lives. we've been through a pay freeze, and now this. i've had enough. >> meantime the wt and...
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the pentagon said the four are in stable condition. president obama is now in hawai'i where he'll spend the next 17 days. today in his weekly address the president said he's looking forward to 2014 and a spirit of bipartisanship. >>> nasa astronauts are working on a damaged coolant pump. this is day one of the effort that will take three days to finish. >>> thanks to screen fiction movies we're used to seeing robots doing truly amazing, unrealistic things. but these robots are not digital models from the transformer movie, but some day they may save your life. robot challenge, jacob ward is there from miami speedway to tell us how the competition is going. you say so far there is one robot that is clearly ahead of everybody else. tell us about that. >> reporter: that's right, richelle, the name to know is shaft. the shaft robot company is a recent google acquisition that came out of the university of tokyo. what sets it apart is it's ability to do so many tasks. the nature of this challenge is that there are eight different tasks one h
the pentagon said the four are in stable condition. president obama is now in hawai'i where he'll spend the next 17 days. today in his weekly address the president said he's looking forward to 2014 and a spirit of bipartisanship. >>> nasa astronauts are working on a damaged coolant pump. this is day one of the effort that will take three days to finish. >>> thanks to screen fiction movies we're used to seeing robots doing truly amazing, unrealistic things. but these robots are...
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when you go to the pentagon and many facilities, you have to scan your badge in to get in, but in some places you have to actually pass a guard who has to actually get eyes on that badge, make sure the picture matches the face, make sure that the date matches the time frame that the badge is being used. there are a lot of concerns considering the number of people -- there's a lot of people in the military and intelligence community that go into these bases. there are civilians that go in there, so there are always opportunities for this kind of thing to happen. this is just one of those unfortunate moments where something like this slips through the cracks, and i can tell you for sure that security officials are looking very closely at how this took place today. >> how would you see the military changing security in light of this? >> one thing that is very clear about this particular situation is the need to -- and i'm thinking -- they need to make sure that when someone is -- is -- is separated from a service or when there is an action that's taken, which is what i'm told was a part o
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billion defense bill is headed to the president's desk and includes long-awaited reforms on how the pentagon handles sexual assaults in the military and they are going to war-torn south sudan to secure american citizens. reprieve for millions of americans facing cancelled health insurance policies under obamacare and the white house saying they will not be penalized and allowed to buy catastrophic coverage. heading home for the holidays and another winter storm could make traveling treacherous. ♪ good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. in an 84-15 vote the senate passed a sweeping new defense budget which now awaits president obama's signature. the bill gives the pentagon more than $552 billion to cover standard military expenditures and almost $# -- 81 billion to pay forward in afghanistan and cracks down on rape and sexual assault in the military tripping them to overturn convictions and loosens restrictions at guantanamo bay making it easy for them to transfer prisoners out of the facility. the national defense authorization act is the first defense bill to ove
billion defense bill is headed to the president's desk and includes long-awaited reforms on how the pentagon handles sexual assaults in the military and they are going to war-torn south sudan to secure american citizens. reprieve for millions of americans facing cancelled health insurance policies under obamacare and the white house saying they will not be penalized and allowed to buy catastrophic coverage. heading home for the holidays and another winter storm could make traveling treacherous....
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the pentagon has pushed back mass pushed back and are supporting effort by claire mccaski mccaskill. one thing that senator claire mccaskill is proposing - making sure the commanders can no longer throw out court-martial convictions. if someone is convicted of raping a fellow officers, the commander can throw out the conviction. look for that to change. we'll watch to see how the authorisation bill moves. treading water, not coming to many agreements. >> al jazeera's libby casey reporting from washington. the republican congressman that pleaded guilty to drug charges. henry trey raydull brought cocaine from an undercover officer. he was sentenced to one year's probation. he'll donate his salary to charity whilst undergoing counselling. >> the philippines government looks for ways to help the 4 million people left homeless by typhoon haiyan. how volunteers are reaching out to the youngest survivors. the troubled health care website eroding support for barack obama and his party. how tea party candidates are looking to use that to their advantage. >>> funerals were held wednesday in le
the pentagon has pushed back mass pushed back and are supporting effort by claire mccaski mccaskill. one thing that senator claire mccaskill is proposing - making sure the commanders can no longer throw out court-martial convictions. if someone is convicted of raping a fellow officers, the commander can throw out the conviction. look for that to change. we'll watch to see how the authorisation bill moves. treading water, not coming to many agreements. >> al jazeera's libby casey reporting...
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the pentagon said that all states are issuing i.d. cards to same sex spouses of military members in order to get benefits. nine states initially did not follow the pentagon's ruling to have issued i.d. cards. hundreds of mourns of in south africa tried to rush through barricades to see nelson mandela before they closed his casket. viewing times were limited, so more than half of mourners were turned away and you see scenes like this. the ceremonies show how far mandela's work reached. two men who were affected by mandela's philosophy. >> reporter: on the notorious robben island, two men who did time with nelson mandela on opposite sides of the prison bars. >> every day the prisoners would havwould. >> reporter: he was mandela's guard. at first the prisoner scared h him. >> there was no mention. >> reporter: every day he worked the limestone quarry. and chri kritos was his guard. >> they would talk. >> reporter: the guard-prisoner relationship might sound adversarial, but mandela initiated friendship. in his cell he used to smuggle bre
the pentagon said that all states are issuing i.d. cards to same sex spouses of military members in order to get benefits. nine states initially did not follow the pentagon's ruling to have issued i.d. cards. hundreds of mourns of in south africa tried to rush through barricades to see nelson mandela before they closed his casket. viewing times were limited, so more than half of mourners were turned away and you see scenes like this. the ceremonies show how far mandela's work reached. two men...
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. >> reporter: in response, a pentagon spokesman said other inquiries show the allegations were unsubstantiated. and as for force feeding, it said it will not allow a inmate to knowingly commitment suicide. a u.s. appeals court is currently considering the legal challenge to the practice. tom akerman, al jazeera, washington. >>> and there is a report that the situation in syria is much worse than believed. nearly 9 million people in living in that country need help. that is roughly the size of the state of massachusetts. 6.5 million syrians are currently without homes. 2 million have fled the country and 4.5 million are said to be internally displaced. >> reporter: more 40% of syria's population now relies on outside help to survive. the ref fees either inside their own country or seeking shelter elsewhere. and the situation is getting worse. the un estimates that figure will rise to half of the population in need of aid by year's end. >> it is not one single event that has caused this. it is a gradual increase because the conflict continues to deteriorate day after day, hour by hour. >> report
. >> reporter: in response, a pentagon spokesman said other inquiries show the allegations were unsubstantiated. and as for force feeding, it said it will not allow a inmate to knowingly commitment suicide. a u.s. appeals court is currently considering the legal challenge to the practice. tom akerman, al jazeera, washington. >>> and there is a report that the situation in syria is much worse than believed. nearly 9 million people in living in that country need help. that is...
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the pentagon says more than 30,000 military personal were victims of unwanted sexual exact last year. tonight the florida congressman who pleaded guilty to drug charges says he's taking a leave of absence. henry trey raydull spoke to reporters and said he'll donate his congressional salary to charity. he was caught buying cocaine from an undercover cop and sentenced to one year supervised probation. >> the millennial generation is getting a failing grade when it comes to managing debt. according to the credit ratings agency, 19 to 29-year-olds have an average credit score of 628, below the national observing. younger people are using fewer credit cards and have the lowest balance. they have a high rate of late payments. let's bring in personal finance journalist jemmifer streaks. why is it that they have bad credit ratics? >> they are having a hard time paying the bills - whether it's a student loan debt, credit card payment. they making them late so it results in low credit scores. >> is that usual for younger people? >> with this generation it is because they are graduating and the
the pentagon says more than 30,000 military personal were victims of unwanted sexual exact last year. tonight the florida congressman who pleaded guilty to drug charges says he's taking a leave of absence. henry trey raydull spoke to reporters and said he'll donate his congressional salary to charity. he was caught buying cocaine from an undercover cop and sentenced to one year supervised probation. >> the millennial generation is getting a failing grade when it comes to managing debt....
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in the pentagon, the pentagon says it will not change its position. jo jonah hall from geneva. >> russia and the united states say they have agreed a plan to put syria's chemical weapons out of use. john kerry said neither side was under any illusion, but he said the job can be done. >> the world will now expect the assad regime to live up to its public commitments. and as i said at the outset of these negotiations, there can be no games, no room for avoid answers or anything less than full compliance by the assad regime. >> what if he doesn't comply after meetings that went on for three days in geneva, certaininga nevrov. >> in this approach agreed upon, there is nothing said about the use of force or about any automatic sanctions. as i said, all violations should be approved to the security counsel convincingly and we understand the decision sergei decisions we have reached today is only the beginning of the road. >> these are the key points of the u.s. russian plan, syria must submit a formal list of its chemical weapons, stocks and locations withi
in the pentagon, the pentagon says it will not change its position. jo jonah hall from geneva. >> russia and the united states say they have agreed a plan to put syria's chemical weapons out of use. john kerry said neither side was under any illusion, but he said the job can be done. >> the world will now expect the assad regime to live up to its public commitments. and as i said at the outset of these negotiations, there can be no games, no room for avoid answers or anything less...
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jay johnson, the pentagon's former top lawyer. if confirmed he would succeed janet napolitano. >>> in syria what started as an internal fight now has global consequences. millions have fled syrian and gone to several places in the world. the u.n. registered 800,000 refugees in the country. their presence is making a big dent in lebanon's economy. >> reporter: syrian versus been escaping to lebanon not just in search of safety but to work. many of them are too tel scaredo tell their stories because some of them are here i will legally or they don't have work permits. many hire them because syrians are willing to work for lower wages. >> we can hire two syrians than one lebanese. they accept lower wages and it's better for us. >> reporter: this reality has caused resentment. >> the lebanese can't find jobs. there will be a lot of unemployed people and our men to continue to migrant. there has been an invasion of syrians 2347 this tiny nation hosts syrians, and lebanon's economy is under strain. 20% of the nation's 4 million people a
jay johnson, the pentagon's former top lawyer. if confirmed he would succeed janet napolitano. >>> in syria what started as an internal fight now has global consequences. millions have fled syrian and gone to several places in the world. the u.n. registered 800,000 refugees in the country. their presence is making a big dent in lebanon's economy. >> reporter: syrian versus been escaping to lebanon not just in search of safety but to work. many of them are too tel scaredo tell...
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and i imagine pentagon balloon he is are very business right now thinking of all the possibility options. >> thank you so much. live from san francisco. emergency crews say they are slowly making progress in their battle against one of the largest wild fires to ever hit california. the rim fire now covers more than 250 square miles and it's located right on the edge of yosemite national park and that's just a mile way from the reservoir that actually supplies most of the drinking water for san francisco. press prograpresident obama proo deliver whatever resources need to recover from the fires. the pledge came in a phone call from governor jerry brown. >> reporter: firefighters have made some headway but the rim fires is working its way north and east. more resources arrived by hour. this has become a top national priority. on monday, california governor jerry brown made a visit to the area. >> whatever it takes, i am going make sure that the resources are deployed. and the president called me just yesterday and he expressed his support. whatever we need, he'll provide. so between the st
and i imagine pentagon balloon he is are very business right now thinking of all the possibility options. >> thank you so much. live from san francisco. emergency crews say they are slowly making progress in their battle against one of the largest wild fires to ever hit california. the rim fire now covers more than 250 square miles and it's located right on the edge of yosemite national park and that's just a mile way from the reservoir that actually supplies most of the drinking water...
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spy agency by people in the white house and pentagon after the nsa solicited them. there are no apologies come from the u.s. administration. they've been very tight-lipped among them, and they expect there could be more coming from the snowdon leaks. here is jen sak glike psaki. >> we'll factor those things in wit,we fully expect, and this is another allegation, and more allegation also surface given the count of classified information leaked by mr. snowden. >> there is a certain business as usual aspect are saying. jay carney of the white house saying the u.s. gathers foreign intelligence, gathered by all nations, and again a spokeswoman here said they will speak engaged by rally with anyone who wants to talk with them and they're reviewing procedures when it comes to the communication of these world leaders. >> mike viqueira for us at the white house. thank you. the issue of illegal migrants, well, where shall we go? all right, the issue of illegal migrants was over shadowed by u.s. spying allegations at the e.u. summit. leaders there decided to put off any major
spy agency by people in the white house and pentagon after the nsa solicited them. there are no apologies come from the u.s. administration. they've been very tight-lipped among them, and they expect there could be more coming from the snowdon leaks. here is jen sak glike psaki. >> we'll factor those things in wit,we fully expect, and this is another allegation, and more allegation also surface given the count of classified information leaked by mr. snowden. >> there is a certain...
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the question s whether things will go any further than that. >> libby, the pentagon has to implement whatever congress decides, what is their position? in they're not supporting the gillibrand amendment, many members of the senators in the armed service committee said it can be dealt with keeping with the command structure. right now with 50 senators on board, she would need 60 to get passed the full senate. >> thank you very much. we continue to watch arlington national system with the motorcade now on its way. that's where the president will lay a wreath at the burial site of john f. kennedy, that site being known by most of us as the eternal flame. >>> iran's supreme leader said he would continue to exercise his right, it comes as talks resume in geneva today. the third member in the u.s. and five other world powers that the u.s. offering to ease sanctions if iran continues to ease it's program. >>> an organization arguing that the state's new abortion law is unconstitution. >> reporter: this supreme court decision was sharply divided and conservatives outnumbered the liberals in
the question s whether things will go any further than that. >> libby, the pentagon has to implement whatever congress decides, what is their position? in they're not supporting the gillibrand amendment, many members of the senators in the armed service committee said it can be dealt with keeping with the command structure. right now with 50 senators on board, she would need 60 to get passed the full senate. >> thank you very much. we continue to watch arlington national system with...
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jay johnson confirmed by the nat is a former pentagon lawyer. he'll oversee national security, disaster response and transportation. jay johnson following janet napolitano. he is just one of a series of confirmations pushed through the senate since democrats changed the way the body operates, changing the rules to confirm nominations with a simple majority vote. >> the president of south sudan has defeated the attempts to overthree him. heavy gunfire and explosions rocking the capitol city for two days promising the u.s. embass to close. dozens of troops have died in that region since. aljazeera is live from nairobi. the south sudan army is divided between those supporting the president and those in favor of the former vice president fired in july. you just spoke to the vice president's spokesperson. what did he have to say? >> yes, del, up until now, we had only heard one version of the story, that being the one given to us by the president who accused his former deputy, former vice president who he tired in july as masor minding this alleged a
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those words reenforced bay statement from the pentagon saying that the u.s. force in the region remains unchanged at this point in time. there's been mixed reaction from capitol hill from democratic leaders reacting po. positively from the framework agreement. but senator john mccain and lindsay gram are blasting it. they are saying it's an act of provocative weakness which will epl bolden iran in its quest for nuclear weapons nape go on to say that vladimir putin and al assad are misleading. they maintain this agreement does nothing to address the underline problem of the conflict in syria which has cost more than 100,000 lives and created an enormous refugee problem. there will be more reaction, positive and negative on the sunday talk shows. >>> still ahead on al jazeera, car makers suzuki recalling nearly 200,000 cars. the reason why when we return. >>> ? a deadly pair site found in the water supply that's already killed a young boy and now threatens an entire louisiana community. >>> president obama expected to address in the rose garden on monday. he's
those words reenforced bay statement from the pentagon saying that the u.s. force in the region remains unchanged at this point in time. there's been mixed reaction from capitol hill from democratic leaders reacting po. positively from the framework agreement. but senator john mccain and lindsay gram are blasting it. they are saying it's an act of provocative weakness which will epl bolden iran in its quest for nuclear weapons nape go on to say that vladimir putin and al assad are misleading....
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the pentagon pays out there 100,000 within three days of a service member's death. 29 members of the military died since the shutdown. >> no deal, republican leaders met with president obama talking about the proposal to raise the debt ceiling. both sides are optimistic, but they were unable to reach an agreement on the proposal. >> news about a short-term debt ceiling sent the stock markets soaring. the dow jones jumping 323, a large gain. there was a reaction in january when congress agreed to a deal avoiding a first call cliff. the market jumped that day. >> that's the news this hour, more news later at 11 eastern. consider this is up next. remember, you can get your latest news on the website. >>> the white house and congressional republicans finally meet over a new deal to avoid defaulting on america's debt obligations. consider this - are the republicans caving or are the democrats backing themselves into a corner? our wars in the mideast and use of drones to fight terror caused a lot of anger across the region. a new book about special forces asks how the u.s. can fight extrem
the pentagon pays out there 100,000 within three days of a service member's death. 29 members of the military died since the shutdown. >> no deal, republican leaders met with president obama talking about the proposal to raise the debt ceiling. both sides are optimistic, but they were unable to reach an agreement on the proposal. >> news about a short-term debt ceiling sent the stock markets soaring. the dow jones jumping 323, a large gain. there was a reaction in january when...
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the pentagon says the u.s.s. george washington and other ships should be there within the next two days. >>> secretary of state john kerry is defending iran, iran failed to accept that proposal, iran's foreign minister says kerry has issued conflicting statements and that considerable progress was made in the geneva talks. >>> president obama marked ceremonies laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and said the sacrifices of veterans was something the u.s. could never repay. those are the headlines at this hour. america tonight with joie chen is next. i'm john siegenthaler i'll see you at 11 event, eight pacific time with the news. we'll see you later. >> on america tonight: utter devastation already revealed. why the philippines now fears the crisis is about to get worse. >>> also tonight: from saluted to shamed. on this veterans day, an america tonight exclusive. our investigation looks at those who have given all, only to find themselves abandoned by their country. >> they looked at me and told me i was a d
the pentagon says the u.s.s. george washington and other ships should be there within the next two days. >>> secretary of state john kerry is defending iran, iran failed to accept that proposal, iran's foreign minister says kerry has issued conflicting statements and that considerable progress was made in the geneva talks. >>> president obama marked ceremonies laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and said the sacrifices of veterans was something the u.s. could never...
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the pentagon is preparing for budget cuts. the indian space research organization is the fourth space program to go to mars after the united states, the soviet union and the european space agencies. it is expected to arrive at mars next september, it will be orbit the red planet for six months and second data on the atmosphere. a lot more crowded up there. >> absolutely. jeff, appreciate it. good news good news for the economy. a new report shows that business may be picking up, is the recovery stronger than we think? plus, a verdict has been handed down from bangladesh that puts more than 100 people on death row, you are watching al jazeera america. business by now.r and atop the business news for the day, wall street, let's take a look at the numbers here. stocks ending the day in negative territory here, investors really waiting for reports due later in the day. and the october jobs report, dow fell as you can see just over 20 points today. some positive news, about a vital part of the u.s. economy, the service sector, a ne
the pentagon is preparing for budget cuts. the indian space research organization is the fourth space program to go to mars after the united states, the soviet union and the european space agencies. it is expected to arrive at mars next september, it will be orbit the red planet for six months and second data on the atmosphere. a lot more crowded up there. >> absolutely. jeff, appreciate it. good news good news for the economy. a new report shows that business may be picking up, is the...
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defense contractors, and perhaps bringing in the ceo from the florida firm, and if i recalls from the pentagon to talk about who is in charge of determining how this information gets upgraded. >> thanks, david. >>> and we just heard from j.j. green. he is al jazeera's national security contributor and he joins us to talk more about this issue. j.j. good to see you again. when a person of this kind of background gets cleared to be a military contractor, what does that say to you? >> it says it is a complicated system. there are multiple layers of information that are constantly flowing in. the background checks take time, they also rely on specific pieces of information, and this information can push it one way or the other. as you know already in this case with this particular individual, there were some activities that took place that didn't necessarily move to the level that would have brought it to the attention of some of the people look into it, for instance the situation in seattle where he was never prosecuted and eventually his record was expunged. so this creates a be it of a gap, and
defense contractors, and perhaps bringing in the ceo from the florida firm, and if i recalls from the pentagon to talk about who is in charge of determining how this information gets upgraded. >> thanks, david. >>> and we just heard from j.j. green. he is al jazeera's national security contributor and he joins us to talk more about this issue. j.j. good to see you again. when a person of this kind of background gets cleared to be a military contractor, what does that say to you?...
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. >> reporter: nearly five months after the president renewed his promise to close guantanamo the pentagon announced on tuesday that it's envoy will be paul lewis, a former u.s. marine and long time congressional lawyer. here's what is facing lewis as he comes on board. 149 men are being held. 86 have been cleared to be released. lewis' job, clear the backlog. and 17 detainees are on hunger strike. 16 on the list for tube feeding. two are now in hospital for observation. the detainee population will drop by one. ibrahim of sudan can be released due to his severe mental illness. meanwhile the administration is fielding question about the capture of an al-qaeda operative al-liby on saturday. the suspect in the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings is being questioned on a navy ship in the mediterranean. >> we know that mr. al-liby planned and helped execute plots that killed hundreds of people. a whole lot of americans. we have strong evidence of that. he will be brought to justice. >> reporter: but republicans think the administration is making a mistake. >> this system of using navy vessels, navy war
. >> reporter: nearly five months after the president renewed his promise to close guantanamo the pentagon announced on tuesday that it's envoy will be paul lewis, a former u.s. marine and long time congressional lawyer. here's what is facing lewis as he comes on board. 149 men are being held. 86 have been cleared to be released. lewis' job, clear the backlog. and 17 detainees are on hunger strike. 16 on the list for tube feeding. two are now in hospital for observation. the detainee...
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two years later, he was sent to iraq, working long hours as a low level analyst, giving him access to pentagon and state department secrets. he became frustrated with the military and felt increasingly isolated as a gay man in the army. before going on leave, he plugged a camera into a government computer and downloaded 700,000 documents, then turned the data over to wikileaks, which began publishing them on line for the world to see. they included diplomatic cables, battle reports from afghanistan and this video, showing american apache helicopters during an attack in baghdad in 2007. nine people were killed, including a journalist and a cameraman. the leak made mapping a hero to some. >> bradley manning is our youth. >> i think he should be executed for what he did. >> it made him a target of federal investigators. he was arrested in may, 2010 and held for the next three years, sometimes in solitaire confinement, conditions his lawyers describe as cruel and inhuman. this year, he pleaded guilty to lesser charges, but prosecutors pressed on with more serious charges and last month, a military
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. >> if a government shutdown happens the pentagon says more than a million u.s. troops will not be paid and half the defense department civilians workforce could be placed on unpaid leave. death penalty payments to members and casualties will be delayed. the united nations security council unanimously adopted a binding resolution on getting rid of syria's chemical weapons. the deal breaks a 2.5 year deadlock in the u.n. over syria. james bays reports on the decision that u.n. and world leaders are describing as historic. >> three weeks ago military action in syria seemed close. >> i shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. >> for now a different outcome. a unanimous vote by all 15 security council members to authorise the disarmament of syria's chemical weapons arsenal. a resolution based on the deal drawn up by the u.s. and by russia. >> together the world with a single voice for the first time is imposing binding obligations on the assad regime, wiring it to get rid of weapons that have been used to devastating effect as tools of terror. >> his russian c
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the pentagon says three osprey aircraft came under fire while attempting to land near the town of bor. rescues had to be aborted and planes averted to uganda. the injured were flown to kenya. the four are in stable condition, but did not release their names or identify their armed service. >> now we go to haru mutasa in juba. >> a memorial service for the united nations peacekeepers killed in south sudan. they decide trying to carry out their mandate to protect civilians in akobo. in the end they were unable to protect themselves. for their colleagues it's an emotional farewell. they were with around 90 other people in a small u.n. base when they were outnumbered by 2,000 armed nuer youth. several civilians were killed in the attack. >> we need to review where our basises are vulnerable and we can face overwhelming numbers in terms of attackers. we are in need of considering how to spect bet or our staff and civilians. >> regional foreign ministers met with salva kiir. the whereabouts of riek machar are not known. he's accused of beginning the coup. >> we need to reach out. we need to
the pentagon says three osprey aircraft came under fire while attempting to land near the town of bor. rescues had to be aborted and planes averted to uganda. the injured were flown to kenya. the four are in stable condition, but did not release their names or identify their armed service. >> now we go to haru mutasa in juba. >> a memorial service for the united nations peacekeepers killed in south sudan. they decide trying to carry out their mandate to protect civilians in akobo....
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the pentagon is reviewing further operations. the united nations secretary-general is calling on south sudan leaders to end hostilities. ban ki-moon spoke in a news conference. i call on them to do everything in their power to ensure that their followers here the message that continued violence, ethnic and otherwise is completely unacceptable and poses a dangerous threat to the future of their young country. >> south sudan's foreign minister says the former vice president escaped to the royal village. we have the latest from juba. >> government officials are telling people in south sudan, that they shouldn't panic and they have things under control. they say it's a matter of time to take back the capital, and only a matter of time before they take back the unity state. there's no way the rebels will reach juba. that said a lot of people are worried that the violence could escalate. >> the crisis in south sudan is becoming more dangerous. it the government is sending troops to jonglei state to take on the rebels. rehn gait soldier
the pentagon is reviewing further operations. the united nations secretary-general is calling on south sudan leaders to end hostilities. ban ki-moon spoke in a news conference. i call on them to do everything in their power to ensure that their followers here the message that continued violence, ethnic and otherwise is completely unacceptable and poses a dangerous threat to the future of their young country. >> south sudan's foreign minister says the former vice president escaped to the...
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. >>> the cia and pentagon are rejecting a report detailing alleged abuse of terrorism suspects. the report was produced by the institute of medicine and the george sorros funded open society foundations. it alleges that american sources helped institute torture and inhumane treatment of detainees. pervez musharraf has been released, still faces charges over detention of judges. more on the seize at the mosque. >> this is what happened at the red mosque. supporters of the mosque fought with security forces. then pervez musharraf who was president at the time, ordered the detention. among them was haroon's father. one of the main clerics at the mosque. they openly called for the overthrow of musharraf's government and wanted, saying the former ruler was personally responsible for the deaths. >> translator: musharraf said any father and those with him at the red mosque were terrorists. these people never hurt anyone. that's why i filed this case against him is because musharraf and his followers are terrorists. >> many believe will leave the country and will never stand trial. afte
. >>> the cia and pentagon are rejecting a report detailing alleged abuse of terrorism suspects. the report was produced by the institute of medicine and the george sorros funded open society foundations. it alleges that american sources helped institute torture and inhumane treatment of detainees. pervez musharraf has been released, still faces charges over detention of judges. more on the seize at the mosque. >> this is what happened at the red mosque. supporters of the mosque...
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i'm wondering will anything change while the pentagon is reviewing its security policy? >> well, tony, we don't have a specific answer to that, but if we want to project from what the secretary of defense has said and other government officials have said we can certainly expect that every government agency will be automatically reviewing private contractors, and especially civilian employees who have military backgrounds in the days going forward even before they change the procedures. once the reports are in we expect there will be new procedures in place as well. >> randall pinkston in washington, d.c. thank you. >>> nine men and three women died in monday's shooting. they were parents, grandparents, sons and daughters, veterans, teachers. we have more on the people president obama called patriots. >> when he looked at her, he looked straight at her, clenched that jaw and just, boom. >> reporter: john weaver saw aaron alexis claim one of his first 12 victims. >> he killed her. she did not deserve to die a horrible death like they did. it was tragic. >> reporter: like w
i'm wondering will anything change while the pentagon is reviewing its security policy? >> well, tony, we don't have a specific answer to that, but if we want to project from what the secretary of defense has said and other government officials have said we can certainly expect that every government agency will be automatically reviewing private contractors, and especially civilian employees who have military backgrounds in the days going forward even before they change the procedures....